Finding Your People on Goodreads

Over the festive period, I finally got around to doing some things I’ve wanted to do for a while. One of these was finding some Goodreads groups that are relevant to my interests. It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to talk about the different variety of books I like and on Goodreads there really is a group for everything.

My first instinct was to search for groups relating to lesbian fiction and I was delighted to find some active ones. It means that my wishlist has increased tenfold but, actually, that’s a good thing. Finding personal recommendations on there stops me having to guess whether books are going to be good from the cover alone. Yes, I know it’s not right but, like a lot of people, I still judge a book by its cover (although, more often than not, I do read the first few pages too).

I’m also hopefully participating in some of the reading challenges in the groups I’ve joined, whether this is trying to cover the alphabet in books in 2017 (that really didn’t come out right…) or joining in with book of the month threads. I’m hopeful this will expose me to authors I wouldn’t have otherwise found and it’ll keep me reading.

You see, I don’t know about other authors but I find my reading time has drastically shrunk since I started this whole writing-for-publication lark. Sure, I want to read and I know that every book I read makes me a better writer, but it’s finding the time. I love reading, I wouldn’t write if I didn’t love reading. I don’t want to lose that and, also, it’s good to let off steam and have a good old rant about some of the classics every now and then. In that way, I really miss my PhD and academic conferences – something else I may need to get back into if the craving persists.

So, I suppose the point of this post is basically encouraging everyone to read a bit more. Oh, and if you’re on Goodreads, look me up!

About Me

Welcome to my website and thanks for taking a look around. I’m Kit Eyre, a writer living in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Yes, I’ve used a pseudonym as my writer’s name, although not for the reasons you might think. Read More